Favourite weapon (other than the PPK) in Bond movies.
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There are all kinds of weapons in Bond movies: guns, knives, underwater drills, ninja weapons etc. In my opinion an object is a weapon of it's built to be a weapon or even if it's used as a weapon, so there are lots of choices.
I think the coolest gun (other than the Walther) is the sniper rifle in TLD. Red Grant's watch my be my favorite non-gun weapon.
What do you think?
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I agree, the TLD sniper rifle is one of the coolest of the no-nonsense real-world weapons and the Walther of all Walthers. Just look at that thing in Dalton's hands, it's massive.
I'm a fan of the MP5 and all its variants, but especially Bond's stealth boat configuration with flush barrel and Choate triangular side-folding stock. Looks particularly good with the stock out.
AR-7 too. In fact, all the snipers have a certain appeal to me. I've been craving a new sniper scene for a long time now.
Favourite villain firearm might be the MP40 - it's used by many an enemy (plus a woman!) in the series, and has that classic German look to it. Produced during WWII and seen as recently as Moonraker.
Favourite real-world firearm from the films: Walther WA2000
Favourite custom firearm from the films: Tankbuster
Favourite real-world firearm from the games: KF7 Soviet (stockless AKS)
Favourite custom firearm from the games: GE64 sniper rifle
Favourite custom firearm from the comics: ski pole sniper rifle
Favourite toy gun merchandise: Lone Star Space Gun
Favourite non-firearm gadget weapon: Grant's garotte watch
Favourite non-weapon gadget used as a weapon: DAF piton gun
Favourite everyday item used as a weapon: ice pick
Favourite knife/bladed weapon: TND Gerber or attaché case knife
Favourite henchman's signature steel weapon: Lippe's steel belt whip
Favourite explosive: timed incendiary bomb
Favourite vehicle gadget: Aston Vantage missiles
Blimey, that's a well thought and knowledgeable list
Thank you! No way could I decide on just one, I had to split into categories.
Bonds stiletto in Thunderball carried in an ankle scabbard and copied by one "Dirty" Harry Callahan.
Oh... I almost forgot: Bonds Fabrique Nationale Modele M35 Grande Puissance from NTTD.
Honorable mention goes to Bonds P38 from GF and P5 from OP because of those being related to each other.
-Mr Arlington Beech
Hard to ignore the Walther WA2000. It was certainly the weapon that initially came to mind when I read the title of the thread.
I also always enjoy the classic look of the Lugers used by the henchmen in FYEO. It's part of what helps give FYEO a bit of a classic spy adventure feel (despite the very 80s music etc.)
Also, honourable mention to the Gyrojet rocket gun in YOLT.
The Chinese military has gyrocopters with rockets now.
Here is my list:
Favorite real-world firearm from the films: Walther WA2000
Favorite custom firearm from the films: Golden Gun
Favorite real-world firearm from the games: Deutsche D5K from Goldeneye 007 (H&K MP5K)
Favorite custom firearm from the games: GE64 sniper rifle
Favorite custom firearm from the comics: ski pole sniper rifle
Favorite toy gun merchandise: Lone Star Walther PPK
Favorite non-firearm gadget weapon: Grant's garotte watch
Favorite non-weapon gadget used as a weapon: Exploding keyring from TLD
Favorite everyday item used as a weapon: Scissors.
Favorite knife/bladed weapon: TND Gerber Mark 1
Favorite henchman's signature steel weapon: Odd Job's Bowler Hat
Favorite explosive: Bond's IED from TND
Favorite vehicle gadget: Aston Martin V8 missiles
That's amazing: the rockets actually look the same as Little Nellie's. I wonder what advantage they could possibly offer, other than being cheaper.
I was thinking the same thing. Drones and helicopters can do the same battlefield missions better. Perhaps "internal security" is the intended mission?